Robert Newton scored a game-high 23 points to lead Laney of Augusta to an 81-43 victory over Southeast Bulloch in a Region 3-AA boys basketball game Saturday night. Sherman Cook had 14 points for Laney.

Last season, Portal's Stacey Morgan burst onto the scene as a freshman, lighting up scoreboards and leaving Panther fans to wonder what else he was capable of. Now, as a sophomore, Morgan is going above and beyond in leading Portal to its current 11-1 record.

After three months of grinding competition, prep basketball teams from around the area are priming for one more push that will either send them to the state tournament or send them home for a long offseason.